British Civil War - Culloden 1746

 Jacobites. The ousted House Of Stuart tried a few times to retake the crown and led a few abortive uprisings in Britain, but the most famous battle & the last battle to be fought on British soil was Culloden, 16th April, 1746. Bonnie Prince Charlie on one side, son of James Stuart, rightful King James VIII of Britain v the Duke Of Cumberland, son of King George II of Hanover - legal King on the other. 

Much has been written and said of the uprisings and battles, but something that is sometimes not mentioned is the fact that there were Scots wearing redcoats as well as those with a blue bonnet & kilt This is true. Maybe some people don't like the truth, but there were Grants, Campbells, in the 1st, 21st & 25th Foot Regiments, Argyll Militia, Scottish Artillery and more in the British Army. The Jacobite Army was mostly Scottish but, it also contained English, Irish, Welsh & French. Much has been written about Culloden - and continues to be written byt Scotland's Story by Tom Steele, available 2nd hand on Amazon, is a good read as is Culloden by  John Prebble.

The battle took place near Inverness on Drumossie Moor and lasted about an hour. Flat boggy terrain, cold, wet miserable weather and the Jacobite Army at about a third of its strength made a fairly easy victory for the Redcoats. The resulting victory meant no more battles between England & Scotland, it was the last battle to be fought on British soil. Bonnie Prince Charlie escaped, on the run 5 months, escaped to Europe and died in Rome a drunk. Many of his comrades were not that fortunate, many transported to America to be indentured, many executed or imprisoned. No accurate figures exist but it is estimated 50 redcoats died and approximately 1250 Jacobites.